Evan Mathis

A Mickey Mantle baseball card from 1952 was sold at auction for $2.88 million, falling just short of setting a record.

The card, sold by former NFL lineman Evan Mathis through Heritage Auctions, earned the second-highest figure for a card at an auction, trailing only the $3.12 million paid for a 1909 Honus Wagner card two years ago.

Issued as part of its first full set of baseball cards by Topps, the Mantle card is one of six versions to have been rated a Mint 9 by PSA, one of the leading sports memorabilia authenticators, with three others having earned a Mint 10 rating.

Mathis decided to sell the card, which was estimated to be valued at $3.5 million by Heritage, to...

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